Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic feet is 0.1336805555555, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.1336805555555 cubic feet:

1 gal = 0.1336805555555 ft3

To convert 45 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 45 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.1336805555555 ft3

45 gal → V_(ft3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic feet:

V_(ft3) = 45 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 6.0156249999975 ft3

The final result is:

45 gal → 6.0156249999975 ft3

We conclude that 45 gallons is equivalent to 6.0156249999975 cubic feet:

45 gallons = 6.0156249999975 cubic feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.16623376623383 × 45 gallons.

Another way is saying that 45 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16623376623383 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-five gallons is approximately six point zero one six cubic feet:

45 gal ≅ 6.016 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point one six six times forty-five gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to cubic feet